White Coat Ceremony

Mom, Dad, and Grandma came over for the White Coat Ceremony Friday night. They've been here since Friday and should be home early in the week. These are the pictures Daren took of the ceremony. Afterwards we went to a dinner reception and took a few pictures in front of the replica of the Gentle Doctor. Then today we went over to the school to take more pictures in front of the Gentle Doctor Sculpture in the school's courtyard. It was nice to show them where the school was and where I'll be for the next four years. We've been taking them around town to the farmer's markets and fruit stands in the area. We also took them to the famous Hickory Park restaurant in town. We took Grandma to the Iowa State store so she could pick up some Iowa State clothes to take home. We've spent the weekend eating peaches, pickled onions, okra, and asparagus from the farmers market. Daren made a deal with Mom, if she'd cook one of her famous breakfasts then he'd barbecue for her. So we got Mom's great pancakes and sausage, and Daren's elk steaks and barbecued corn. It was lots of fun to have them, we're sad to see them go.